Contents of Care Packages mailed today to TAL AFAR, MOSUL, KIRKUK, BAGHDAD, BAGRAM, LANDSTUHL Hospital for wounded in Germany are listed below.
Mailed December 8, 2005, to Bagram for Marines in c/o a commander there:
1 box, insured $65.92, postage $9.90
1 can 16 oz Planter’s cashew nuts
1 bag 38 Hickory Farm’s strawberry bon bon wrapped candy
Hickory Farms gift pack containing:
3 beef summer sausages, 7 oz.
5 cheeses: 4 oz. American Smooth and Sharp, 4 oz Jalapena, 4 oz Cheddar, 1.75 oz Smokey Bar, 1.95 oz Mission Jack
2 cheese spreads: 3 oz Cheddar, 3 oz. Havarti
2 boxes crackers: 4.4 oz water crackers, 5.0 oz cracked wheat wafers
2 boxes tea: 8 bags Passion Fruit Ceylon, 10 bags English breakfast Ceylon tea
2 little packs ground coffee: 2 oz private blend, 2 oz Columbian supreme
2 butter almond cookies .41 oz
4 tiny jars preserves: 1.5 oz peach, strawberry, blueberry, and lemon curd
5.2 oz jar apple butter
3 oz jar Sweet and Hot mustard
(jars wrapped in bubble wrap and placed in zipper lock bags)
possibly a pack of 5 Gillette twin blade disposable razors, it went in this one or the other.
American flag card from Let's Roll
Mailed December 8, 2005, to Bagram air base in Afghanistan.
1 box, insured $196, postage $10.90
Cabella’s catalog
1 bag 16 oz Dean & Delucca Expresso coffee beans
1 snowman inflatable beach ball
2 tiny cakes, chocolate and mint
2 Xbox games:
Madden NFL 2006
Halo 2
6 DVD movies:
Star Wars III, Revenge of the Sith
Batman Begins (Michael Caine, Liam Neeson)
S.W.A.T. (Colin Ferrel, Samuel L. Jackson)
The Mummy (Brendan Fraser)
The Fast and the Furious (vin Diesel)
Elf (Bob Newhart, Will Ferrell)
11 DVD recordings by MJY1288:
5 Speeches by President BushWOT speech (Oct), Alaska, South Korea, January Naval Academy speech, December Naval Academy.
Veteran’s Day ceremonies at Arlington and speeches
Rush Limbaugh October MP3 files-2 disc set
Rush Limbaugh November MP3 files2 disc set
Winning Iraq program
Decision Magazine on Peru
AUSA newspaper on Hunting the Bad Guys
Christmas card from ShowMeMom
Christmas card from Coop and family
Mailed December 8, 2005, to MI at Kirkuk
1 box, insured $76.10, postage $9.90
3 DVD movies:
Hondo (John Wayne)
Batman Begins, comic book extra edition (Michael Caine, Liam Neeson)
Batman, 2 special episodes from old Batman matinee series [freebie]
1 bag 16 oz. Dean and Delucca’s House Blend coffee beans
30 envelops instant Quaker oatmeal (maple and brown sugar, apples and cinnamon, cinnamon roll, banana bread, plain, cinnamon and spice)
1 bag 14 oz Hershey’s Kisses cherry crème cordial
2 Reach toothbrushes*
1 pkg 3 Ferrero Rocher hazelnut chocolate balls (plus 4 loose in a bag)
box 76 little Slim Jim’s
6 DVD recordings by MJY1288:
President Bush speeches in South Korea, Alaska, 2 Naval Academy (Jan and December)
Rush Limbaugh MP3 files for November, 2 disc set
Christmas card from Coop and family
*from jtill
Mailed December 8, 2005, to Engineers at Baghdad
1 box, insured $125.46, postage $10.90
8 DVD movies:
March of the Penguins
Apollo 13 (Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon)
Mercury Rising (Bruce Willis shoots Alec Baldwin)
Elf (Bob Newhart, Will Ferrell, James Caan)
Predator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura)
Black Hawk Down
Regarding Henry (Harrison Ford, Annette Benning)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Richard Dryfuss)
4 bags 2 lbs. Jelly Belly jelly beans
1 inflatable snowman beach ball
Mailed December 8, 2005, to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for our wounded in Germany
1 box, insured $149.25, postage $10.90
2 pkgs lace Christmas tree ornaments, handmade by lurker SS (each pkg has 1 red/white/blue American flag star, 6 white stars, 5 pale cream snowflakes, 1 red stocking, 2 pale cream hearts) with an American flag card enclosed in each with expression of gratitude and the name of the person who made the ornaments. [undervalued each at $2 a piece for customs form]
10 DVD recordings by MJY1288:
Rush Limbaugh MP3 files for October, 2006, 2 disc set
Rush Limbaugh MP3 files for November, 2006, 2 disc set
President Bush speeches (South Korea, Alaska, Naval Academyx2, WOT, Veterans’ Day)
2 boxes of 12 Spangler’s regular size peppermint stripe candy canes
8 DVD movies:
Frequency (Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel)
Batman Begins (Michael Caine, Liam Neeson)
The Man from Snowy River (Tom Burlinson, Kirk Douglas)
October Sky
Crocodile Dundee (Paul Hogan)
Tombstone (Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott)
Elf (Bob Newhart, Will Ferrell, James Caan)
True Lies (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis)
1 inflatable snowman beach ball
1 toothbrush
Christmas card (ShowMeMom)
4 Christmas cards with preprinted messages for wounded vets on which I printed names of MJY1288, Tunehead54, jtill, mass55th.
Mailed December 8, 2005, 2 boxes to Tal Afar:
Box 1, insured $79.96, postage $9.90
5 DVD movies:
Batman Begins (Michael Caine, Liam Neeson)
Star Wars III, Revenge of the Sith
Island in the Sky (John Wayne)
Total Recall (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone)
The Quick and the Dead (Sam Elliott, Kate Capshaw)
2 books:
Jubal Sackett (Louis L’Amour)
Russka (Edward Rutherford)
6 DVD recordings by MJY1288:
Rush Limbaugh MP3 files for November, 2 disc set
President Bush speeches: Alaska, South Korea, Naval Academy January and December
4 air fresheners (2 cedarwood, 2 American flag car strips)
1 box 12 pkgs 3 Ferrero Rocher hazelnut chocolate balls
Left overs: 1 individual package Chips Ahoy, 6 envelops Swiss Miss cocoa mix, 3 Tootsie Pops, 2 Russell Stover chocolate Santas (caramel, strawberry cream)
Christmas card from Coop and family
Christmas card from ShowMeMom
National Geographic sample magazine The Future of FLYING
Box 2, value $30.48, postage $7.70
2 boxes 28 Cella’s chocolate covered cherries with clear liquid centers
150 gold coins (quarter size) divided into 2 zipper lock bags
1 bag 2 lbs. Jelly Belly jelly beans
1 plush Santa hat
Mailed December 8, 2005, to our adopted company of Stryker Brigade at Mosul
11 DVD movies:
Star Wars III, Revenge of the Sith
Batman Begins (Michael Caine, Liam Neeson)
The Warriors
Elf (Bob Newhart, James Caan, Will Ferrell)
Hondo (John Wayne)
Firefox (Clint Eastwood)
Enemy at the Gates (Joseph Fiennes)
You Might be a Redneck if (Jeff Foxworthy)
Alien vs. Predator
Striking Distance (Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker)
Mr. Deeds (Adam Sandler)
10 DVD recordings by MJY1288:
Speeches by President Bush: October WOT speech, Alaska, South Korea, 2 Naval Academy speeches (Jan and Dec)
Veterans Day Ceremonies and speeches
Rush Limbaugh MP3 files for October, 2 disc set
Rush Limbaugh MP3 files for November, 2 disc set
1 inflatable snowman beach ball
1 bag of Jelly Belly jelly beans (about 5.5 oz)
2 travel cans of Gold Bond body powder
5 tubes 6.4 oz Gleem toothpaste*
Imprimis newsletter with article on C.S. Lewis on Moral Education
Christmas card from Coop and family
Christmas card from ShowMeMom
*sent by jtill
(still got 6 soap and 2 books, jtill, but they will go out this year. Had so much food that I didn't want it tasting of soap, and the books just haven't found an empty spot yet)
We're winding down, and most care packages have now been mailed for Christmas although a few major things are about to go out. See posts below for details on recent shipments.
Anyone who has wanted to contribute, but is a bit short prior to Christmas, can still join in helping send Christmas cheer to our soldiers, airmen and Marines in harm's way by
1. charging a donation through Paypal
2. pledging to send a certain amount by the end of January
3. buying a WalMart shopping card with a credit card and sending that.
FReepmail patriciaruth for details.
Be sure to see the picture of the Christmas tree, post 1125, that mscht and Ros42 sent to Camp Ramadi.
Post 1131, Tunehead54's package to Tal Afar
Post 1132, Merry Band's package to Camp Ramadi
Post 1133, Merry Band's 4 packages to Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo
Post 1134, Merry Band's package to Stryker at Mosul
Post 1136, EMAIL from MOSUL
Post 1139, 8 care packages to BAGRAM (2), TAL AFAR (2), MOSUL, KIRKUK, BAGHDAD, and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for wounded in Germany.
Thank you!!!!! & Merry Christmas!!!